Analysis
HTS 7307.22.10 covers sleeves (couplings) under heading 7307 (tube or pipe fittings (for example, couplings, elbows, sleeves), of iron or steel).
Within this group the rate runs from duty-free to 6.2%. Compared with 7307.93.30 (of iron or nonalloy steel), which pays 6.2%, a misclassification either way moves the duty by 6.2 percentage points.
Goods from countries without normal trade relations pay the column 2 rate of 45% instead of nothing, so origin decides between free entry and a 45% duty.
The normal trade relations rate here is zero, shared by about 77% of the 250 tariff lines in chapter 73, a useful check when a neighbouring dutiable line is a candidate. Duty-free at the general rate does not rule out additional duties under Chapter 99, such as Section 301 or Section 232 measures, which depend on the country of origin.
Census statistics map these goods to NAICS 332919 (Other Metal Valve and Pipe Fitting Manufacturing), an industry of 212 US establishments employing 13,428 people. That concordance is how imports of this line are compared with US output.
Neighbouring lines
| Line | Description | General rate |
|---|---|---|
| 7307.11.00 | Of nonmalleable cast iron | 4.8% |
| 7307.19.30 | Other: ductile fittings | 5.6% |
| 7307.19.90 | Other: other | 6.2% |
| 7307.21.10 | Not machined, not tooled and not otherwise processed after forging | 3.3% |
| 7307.21.50 | Flanges: other | 5.6% |
| 7307.22.50 | Threaded elbows, bends and sleeves: other | 6.2% |
| 7307.23.00 | Butt welding fittings | 5% |
| 7307.29.00 | Other, of stainless steel: other | 5% |
| 7307.91.10 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | 3.3% |
| 7307.91.30 | Of alloy steel (except stainless steel) | 3.2% |
| 7307.91.50 | Flanges: other | 5.5% |
| 7307.92.30 | Sleeves (couplings) | Free |
| 7307.92.90 | Threaded elbows, bends and sleeves: other | 6.2% |
| 7307.93.30 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | 6.2% |
| 7307.93.60 | Of alloy steel (except stainless steel) | 5.5% |
| 7307.93.90 | With an inside diameter of 360 mm or more | 4.3% |
| 7307.99.10 | Of iron or nonalloy steel | 3.7% |
| 7307.99.30 | Of alloy steel (except stainless steel) | 3.2% |
| 7307.99.50 | Other: other | 4.3% |